apes
n. countable A2 Elementary US //ˈeɪps// UK //ˈeɪps// apes
n. large monkeys without tails, such as chimpanzees and gorillas. They are intelligent animals that live in trees or on the ground.
n. a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, distinguished from monkeys by the absence of a tail and greater cognitive complexity.
The apes swung from branch to branch in the jungle.
Researchers studied the apes to understand how they use simple tools.
Evolutionary biologists often compare the skeletal structure of apes to that of early hominids to trace human ancestry.